Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 336, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 11, 1884 Page: 5 of 8
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The
Genuine hai
TradeMark
TESTIMONY
Endorsing
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That tlio residents of Texai are re-
viving tnncltlo bimeftla from tho us
rf Browns Iron Hitters la evidenced
w tbe following A few only of innuy
cits being eltcu
Mr J B Dixon Austin Biya
r ucd TIrownN iron littler and know It
me great good Sly fotliur also uii d it In
h ifamily mid we think It tlio bolt remedy
la the world
Mr W A Howell Ban Antonio
< r
KrownJ Iron Hitter Inn n reputation In
mrfimlly that will outlive nil < tlior ins II
Bg 1 inn ulailroad limn mid from nu acct
j tnt my system vrn almost dml oytil Tills
nimble remedy made n man mo ncalu
Mrs L V Davis 880 Pacificavenuo
Dallas saye
Good results urn bound to follow tlio me
rf Browns J rou Hitters
Mr J W Ouutlln Sherman says
I use DrownH Iroa Hitters with croat
Writ
Mr E Humphrey 320 Ailama Bt
Fort Worth euys
I lmo successfully taken Drnwns lion
BUUrs and u lib plcnmro recommend II as a
BOitcicelent rcniidy
Mr W Q Tucker Houston says
I mi ranch pleated with Frowns Iron
iBIItrt 1took it w en convalescing from
I ijitlask of malaria fever
Mra Clnrn Drowning 7057 Em Bt
JJillas says
Ihavo used llrowna Iron Bitten forthreo
I jnn and think It ncceswiry to my exlst
act
actMr Will Colliy 219 and 221 Wash
ington St Houston i > ays
My family bnvo hecn greatly benefited by
twin llrowna Iron II Her II saved the Hie
ofmy granite iHd who tuircrrd In m linger
Injfevir
1 cooscliutloasly recommend 1U
Mr 1 N Helm Waco 6ayB
Browns Iroi Miters did mo Rood service
Ism old and Inllimmid It renoved moor
pains which naturally attend tlio aged 1
gratefully recommend It
Mr J A Hcsack of Hosack < fc
Newton San Antonio Bays
I bavo tucd the Justly calibrated IlrownK
Iron Hitters In inj family with fnvorablo re
sults My wlf anddaughterbave been hen
ented by 11 nud esteem H very highly
Mm Wilbur Greer Fort Worth
jays
I havoused llrnwns Iron miters for dis-
order d blood and tlitik It nmodtctun which
has fairly earned Us liliili reputation
Sold by
All Druggists
And crossed
Hed Lines on
Wrspper
V13ATHEIlfOKI >
Tho Recent Conquests of Cupid
Special to the Unset te
WeatukkfokD Tex Dec 10
iRomowhat of a novel wedding came
ioff hero yesterday J W Herndon
and Miss Maggie Stratton were niar
tledby J W Bqueyra last evening
The couple drovo up to Judge Squeyru
uillcu aud wero uulted in matrimony
j in Miort order
We learn that one or Colorado j
wealthy bankers and stockmen w 1
soon capture one of Weatherfords
most accomplished and bcautllul
young ladles
The following inarrlago Hoepea
were IfHutd today Mr Wlufleld
Bcottand Mlfa Ilettin H Slminons
G 11 Wisonud Mlfs Minnie Poller J
W Herndonand Miu Maggie 13 Strat-
ton
TYLUt
Tho Oloslnc Sosaion of the Oourt of
Appeals
Special to tho Jaxolta
TvrEit Tix Dec 10 Tho oourt of
appeals today atllrmed tho following
casts Pierce va the State from Hop-
kins Starling ye tho State from
Shelby Lay vs the State fioni Mc-
Lennan Anderson vb Iho State from
Nolan Williams vs Wutn ct al from
Milam Lilian vatheS ate twopases
from itosqui Beynoltls va the Smte
from Hell Peters vs tho State from
Bell True v tlio State from Bexar
Reversed and remanded The Kau
an Gulf Btiort Lino railway va tho
Patrons of Hu baudry from Cherokee
Jetton va the State from Ellis Lnw
n vs the State from Ellis MoMahan
vs tho State from Hill Block vs
Wellder Son from Mllim the
Texas Paclilorailway vs Wllso et
al from Kiufiiiun
Reverstd and dinnl d Powell va
the State fioin Atofcosa
Admitted to lwil in the sum of fSOOO
oueof exptrte Caueyuud Hamilton
from Palo Pluto
Transferred to Galveston Phillips et
1 vs EdelsUln from Hopkins
Thocourt having finished all the
hubioisa beforo thmi adjourned llually
forthe term to uet ext at Galvw
ton
They again adhered to their former
opinion In the Jeopardy case giving
additional reason aud argument fur bo
0B All casfM apiHaU < l now to that
jujirt should bo forwarded to tho Gal
Vton branch
Kvery unloker should try Little
Joker
THE GAZETTE FORT WORTH TEXAS THURSDAY DEOEMBER 11
SHERMAN
A Grand Masonic Banquet and tlio
Annual Installation of Officers
Cotton Sale3
The Allison Murder Trials Brought Up
in tlio DIstriot Oourt Horses Arriv-
ing for Wintering
Special to the Gaietto
BunuMAN Tkx Dec 10 The
Mnsonio fraternity had a grand ban-
quet at their hall over the operahouse
last night aa a concluding entertain-
ment to the Installation of officers
Tho wives and lady frlenda of the or-
der were Invited to participate and
luado the occasion happy by
their presence Tho follow-
ing Is a list of officers
Installed by Indivisible Friends Coin
uiKiidoiy No 13 K T
J O Williams B O 0 F Uribble
generalissimo T D Joiner 0 G T
H Freeman prelate W E iOxford 8
Wj Dick Hopson J WGeo E
llardewlok treasurer J E Wallace
recorder Levi Totton wardor E P
Gregg S It G A Servbs Btnndard
hcator J W Giay third guard Geo
E Co k second guard R 13 Krougor
first guard M J Parker sentinel
J O Carpenter or tho IlrmofW H
Ijou Co of Now York 1b in tho
city on a visit to his old friend II L
Hall Eft Ho expects to visit several
Texas towns to the Boutu of us to be-
come personally acquainted with his
customers here Inspect the great
beauty and fertility of tlio Empire
Btato and to visit tlio Now Orleans ex-
position beforo his return to New
York In company with our 1 rail I tig
dry goods merchant It U Hall E <
ho look n ride over this Western city
today Inspected our mills machine
shopd foundries etc and visited the
Sherman oil mills where for the first
time he wltuesfed tho process of tak-
ing oil from cotton seed
II 0 Nabors of Gordousvllle In this
county put fiftythree bales or cotton
on the market yesterday that ho had
stored hero several weeks ago on ao
count of the low prices ruling at that
tltuo Tlio result shows that lie acted
wisely for tho lot brought 101 per
buudred and tho purchaser pays
otorngc which makes tho prico equal
to 510 37J Ho brought in twentyfour
more bales to day for which ho real-
ized about the earno prices tho quality
of tho Btnplo considered
Tho market this afternoon was a lit-
tle oal < r than yesterday and very
little was otlVred on account of tho
rain that lias bceu falling at brief In-
tervals since daylight this morning
Tito prospect is favorable now for n
fine crop of mud for teveral days to
come
Lieut Luther Haro of tho United
Btates army arrived In this city Monday
on n visit to the family of his father
Judgo Silai Hare Tho lieutenant
comes on a sixty day a leave of ab
Benco and expots to enjoy tbe milder
climate of his native sloto as long aa
tlmo permits beforo riturnlng to thu
rigorous blasts of that Northwestern
country
Tlio caso of tho Btato of Texas va
John Allison chnrged by Indictment
with the murder of Robert Allison in
this county about three years ago was
called tu the district court this morn-
ing Tho defendants counsel intdo a
motion to continue and tho prepara-
tion and argument of said motion con-
sumed the time of tbe court until 2
oclock The court granted the con-
tinuance and twenty five witnesses
for the state wero recognized to attend
ut thu April term to testify on bobolf
of tho state together with a large num-
ber for the defendant
After this case was disposed of the
witnesses wore recognized to ap-
pear here ou Iho 12th Instant
to testify in another case-
in which Allison Is chargod with the
murder of a negro man somo time lust
spring Up to n short time back
John Allison was regarded by his
neighbors aa a good and lawabiding
citizen and It 1h certaluly a fact that
he has time and again assisted tho
officers In their most dangerous hunts
after tho worst characters that Infest
our northern border These Indict
nienttt we underhand grow out of
reckless talk on his part in the
first instance and association
with bad men in tho second
The neighborhood of Gordon where ho
Uvea is much divided in opinion
about thedefendauta guilt and it Is
feared that violence may result beforo
the matter Is settled by tho verdict of
aj y
Thoabove cises being disposed of for
tho tlmo left the court without any-
thing to try for tomorrow and an ad-
journment was In order
Judge Maltble Is pudilng ahead with
liuaiutss so that when the term ex
plres with tho old yeir there will be
nothing left on tho docket that could
be tried
GeorcoW Pool owner of the race
boiBerlTopfawyernnd Lule Barn has
arrived from Ausllu with his stock for
the purpose of wintering at our park
The celebrated Jockey Tom OHara
came also and will gallop tueao famous
racers during the good weather of the
ensuing winter so as to be ready for
couquest when the spring campaign
oneuB Several other Htables of Bttck
have heretofore taken quartern hero
aud the prospect now is that about
fifty runners and trotters will be hero-
in time to take a Christmas dinner in
Bherman
WACO
Oloshtg Session cf tho Circuit and
District CourtsTown Notes
BpecUl to th Uasetle
Waoj Tnx Deo 10 In the dis-
trict court today a man named Reh
waldt was put on trial charged with
stealing a 120 bill There w no
miesttou about his taking the hill but
that It was a counterfeit
It wits proven
ed him
whewupon the Jury acqdlt
and
late bookkeeper
GI W Smith
treasurer of the Waco Water company
Mrcsted and Jailed last light upon
vv
aT information charging him Hk
The grand Jury today re
fnJed to indict him and he was re
Tlrdied Btates circuit and district
Galvon
jdgo g
SSSfesfflSK
ISftTor Dallas thtaw enlng
Coh W A Taylor of this city who
la In Now York writes a letter advis
ing Waco not to adopt cleotrlollghtlng I
for streets He say s that even In New
York cas la found to bo more reliable
than electricity
John Nicholas of Henderson Husk
county who hot Fred Johuson last
week was relcaml fiom JbII today
the grand Jury having failed to Indict
mm He left for homo at onco
J R Hlohey tho young lawyer In
dicted for forgery gnvo a now bond
to night for 1000 Ho is nulto sick
yetThe
The county commissioners held their
lait session today Tho new officials
will l > o installed Friday
Rain has continued to fall moro or
less all day
MARSHALL
Insurance Man Lookine After Their
Losses Notos
Cormpondcnco ortlioGstelte
Makshall Tkx Dec 0 Several
lnsurauco adjusters are hero looking
after their loses In tho lato lire
Tho steam gin and several bales of
cotton bolouglng to Jim Love situated
In this county burned Saturday night
No Insurance
die of our enterprising citizens In-
forms your correspondent that ho has
bceu cxamlultn nud prospecting for
coal In this county for soma tlmo pant
aud thinks tho prdipecta aro favorable
Cottou continues td arrive freely and
business at n consequence la good
An army of men is at work on the
buildings of tho Marshall Carwheel
nud Fence company
Thero nro many evidences of sub-
stantial Improvement going ou In our
city notwithstanding dull times
ANOTIIKU BANK CRASH
An
OldEstahllshcd Banking Ilouao
Assigns
BYitAcusn N Y Deo 10 Wilkin-
son Brothers prlvatn bankets closed
their doors this morning Their oil airs
aro in tho hauds of n receiver Tho
firm was rated as doing n business
from MOOtlOO to 500000 C E Hub
boll Is tho asaigneo
Tho 11 rm Blood very high and had
been In business In Syracuse many
years The failure Is u surprise to all
tflS000 iUekkhmknts
Bvracusk N Y Dec 10 Tho
Wilkinson Hros falluro Is thought to
Involve about 100000 Tho assign
ment prefen SSiiOO Including tho
county deposits nud trust fuuds The
Wllklusnns wero large holders of real
estate heavily encumbered Tho de-
positors embrace many farmers to
small amounts attracted by ollVni of 4
per cent interest A few bueluers
firms aro Involved The as < ets will
a little moro than pay the preferences
BOWIE
Bright Prospects for the Paracrs
Special u > tho Uazetle
Bowie Tkx Dec 10 a alow
steady rain set In early Monday night
and continued through tbo night It
rained again at Intervals last night
also a good part of today and It la still
pouring These blow nulling rains
are timely and of great benefit tBpec
lally to tho wheat
Our farmers generally report the
condition of wheat Haltering tho
stands are good aud the condition is
much improved since tho ralna of two
or threo weeke ago
Mr J K Mulkey assistant secre-
tary of tho Southern Immigration
aanticlatlon also representing the New
York Dally Graphia aud Louisville
CourierJournal stopped here for a
day on return from Wichita Falls In
his special GraphicCourier car
Mr R H MoLaln u merchant of
Antelopo springs Jack county was In
Howl yesterday purchasing goods for
his house Ho reports his new town
Improving rapidly and business good
KYLE
PortcrBarber Nuptials Moro No
grocs Arrested
Special to the Clazelte
Kyle Tex Dec 10 This evening
at 7 oclock at tho residence of the
brides father Mr Win Barber cattle
and hldo inspector of Haya county
was united in marriage to tho highly
accomplished Miss Dora Porter Rev
Win Jordan qlllclatlng Tho newly
married couple will make Kyle their
future home
Several moro of tho negroes who par-
ticipated in Friday nights
melcb have been arrested and
all ol them are held ou
tho charge of disturbing the peace ond
resisting an olllcer Moot of thtin
have given bond for their appearance
ut the next term of the county court
It J Sledgo of this city acting as se-
curity for n number of them
A grand ball and supper given In
honor of the Misses Ellis of Galveston
occurred at tho Commercial hotel last
night
A most welcome rain has been fall-
ing utarly all day
THE BOARD OP HEALTH
Meeting of tho National Association
to tako Measures Against
Cholera
Wabuikoton Deo 10 The na
tional astoclatlon of tho hoards of
health met here today In accordance
with a call which set forth tho dauger
to this country from cholera and tho
importance ot adopting necessary pre
cautions Krastus JJrooks of New
York called the convention to
order and delivered an ud
drets In which ho unniuariied
the facta known about cholera Us
character and methods 1U propaga-
tion ond spread
Deleiratci are present from Canada
ond the following states LouUIuno
Indiana Illinois Georgia Connecti
cut Ktnluoy Michigan West Virgin
la Wisconsin Texaf Missouri lVnu
Hvlvaulo Ohio North Carolina New
York New Jemoy New Hamiishlre
Maryland MawacbunetU South Caro-
lina Tcnttte and Minnesota
Staudlng commltUia were appointed
i
Mfetlnc of the Western Halt Associ-
ation
Pirrenuito PA December 10 Tbe
Vt tern Nail atocltlon met lo < Uy
Absolutely Pure
This powder never varies
A marvel of rmr
enc s More eco
Ity slreneth and wbolesomenoM
nomical tban tlio ordinary kind and cannot
bo sold In coinpctlon with tlio mullltnde ol
low test short weight alum nr phosphate
powders HiUt only in etipi UotalHakino
Inwnan Co l l Wall oireet New York
and rcalUrmcd tho card rata Tho
question of ratecuttlug created it lively
ilKCUsslnn and the action of certain
manufacturers was bevelely criticised
but no detlntto action was taken The
trade was reported dull and tho Block
still iliriit
Thero was a full nttendanno of tho
members ol tho association nearly
every mill west of thu Alleghen ca
bt lug represented In person or by let
ter
THETEXAS V PACIFIC ltOAl
A Plan for tho Readjustment of tho
Financial Affairs
Philadelphia Pa Dee 10
John A Wright chairman of tho
committee of Philadelphia boudholil
ere of tho Texas it Paclilo Railroad
company hits Issued an address to the
bondholders stating that the commit
too has had correspondence with Jay
Gould president ofUho company In
reference to tho readjustment of thu
financial ullalrs of that oompany and
that various propositions for such ad-
justment havu met the approval of the
committee ami bavo been nsMintcd to-
by Mr Gould Thu addresjglvta tho
plan proposed which Includes the
flection ut tho next meeting of tlip
Htoekholdcrst the folliiwlngdlreclori
eight nominated by Gould aud el lil
by thocomuiHteuthosuveuteuiithGeo
U Roberts president or tho Roinnyl
vuulu railroad having been selected
by mutual agreement
John A Wright John Markoe Ja
P Scott Charles O Ralrd John C
Jlullltt iHiiao J Wlsler J N Hutch
incou Win 1 Wlnson Jay Gould
R B Hayes Rusitll Sage T T Edk
ert George J Gould F L Ames A
L Hoiiitlus John B llrown aud Geo
U Roberts
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TUB WOHiDS FAIR
Arrangements for tho Pross
New Oulkanb La Deo 10 Tho
management of the worlds oxiwsl
Hon desires to express to tho press of
tho country and of tho world Us pro-
found appreciation of tho active Inter-
est It has taken in tho Worlds
Industrial aud Cotton Cen-
tennial exposition and of
the Invaluable aid it bo cheerfully and
gratuitously rendered tho great enter
Two sillies of rooms of six apatlmcnU
each have been set apart in the iiiaiu
building for tho exciuslvo ueo of tho
preai aa reception room library aud
lieadquarterd A space lias been
designated adjoining the niuilo hall
gallery overlooking tho main entrance
to the main building for tho accomo
dation of such representatives of the
press of tho world ai may honor us
with their pretence E A Buhkij
Directorgeneral
President Arthur ban telegraphid
the board of management that he will
not be able to bo present at the open
iug of the worlds exposition but will
visit It borne time In January
im EXPOSITION MUSIC
Cincinnati Ohio Dm 10 Cur
riers baud of this city fifty pieces
leave for New Orleans Friday morn-
ing They have the award to ploy for
tbe worlds exposition during 1U con-
tinuance for which they will receive
152400 They will reach New Orleans
Saturday
<
All the cottou factories of Columbus
Oa with ouo exception ore ruunlng
on fall time and have advanced tbe
price of goods The plaid mills ore
all full of orders nud bu lntJ ir
brlghtenlog
For Half
One of the most desirable relull gro-
cery houses in North Texas In u thriv-
ing city of mora than 10000 popula-
tion established seven > ors Good
business aversglnif over 10 000 per
annum Proprietor recently deceased
and widow desires to sell For further
Information address P O box 360
DtnUon Texas
ANJ3
REAL ESTATE
G
i M Ktroko ITtsldent J A OoXNik Vlcorreslrteul JI J ALVons BeweUr
Bowie Real Estate ai Immigration Coin
BOWIE MONTAGUE CO TEXAS
To thosei desiring araylnB Investment or a cood homo w offer some otlh flnssl IId
2Lfj1pJ > ve dAnil n l Ht r stt lettreatU lwill antt nil Ttitft Is nSsiMtlK v
snow Montasuo county Is nrsl elasslor urailns and well MUnted for all klnjs or iroln una
cotton and unsnriwssed for rrnlts and rentable
The early tiitenslnn of tit Kort WotU
and 1ettrer Ctly llallwnylnto tho llandlo nlucraUvo markVu
wll stnint
GRANutiil UOUNTY AND CITY IN NORTHWEST
TEXAS
VT F ltKNTLKV Kort Worth Tot ir U HKNTIKY AblleneJTer
iENTLE5T BROS CO
HANCII LAND AND
LIVE STOCK BROK
FOUT WORTH AND AI1ILKNE TEXAS
romenade Concert
PAKM PRODUCTS
Lower Prices Aro Reported Front
Every Quartor
Tho AvontRO Prioo of Oora 30 12 OoiiU
Wheat GO and Ootton 0 12 Gents
WAHiUNfiroN Duo 10 Thodepart
meat of ugrlculliiro rejHirts today tho
prlcex of anil products on the homo
market It stye thu tendency to gen-
eral prices appeara to have ilcprtHuul
values Bomutvhut aside fiom tho abun-
dant supply
cnitN
Tho average pi ice of corn Is 30
cents one cunt lower thou the average
fur 1870 when tlio sutiply In propor-
tion to tho itopulntloii was qulto us
large It has been lower hut
twico In ton yuurs lu 1877 and 1878
a tier two previous years of abundance
It is highest lu Florida 60 centa per
bushel nntl Hut lowest price is 18 oentn
lu Nebraska Kansas 2 Iowa 23 Mis-
H > urll Illinois nntl Mlnntiotit Jll In-
diana and Whooiinln 11 Michigan 40
Ohio 41 Kentucky 43 Peiinsj Ivaiila
r X Now Jiraey CI unit New York J
Iho rougoof values lu tho Soutliern
states Is from 30 lu Deluwaro to 7 in
South Catolluu and b0 tu Florida in-
creasing lu tho order of movement
except lu Georgia It la reported 00
cenU In the moro Western stateH It
la 4r In Tenuossee 61 ArkutisuB 01
Alabama 02 aud Mississippi Texas
and Louisiana 07
07WHEAT
WHEAT
Tho average farm prico for wheat
Is 05 cents per biiehcl ugnlint
01 last December Thu prico In
thirteen ears ha previously b eii
below 11 tier bushel but live
times In 1871187H 18h0 18S2 uudjl883
Thu average is 42 lu Nfbra ka 16 in
Kansas 40 in Dakota 00 In Miuutsotu
61 In Iowa Oi in Mlssotiil 01 In Illi
nois 07 In ludluua 71 In Michigan
and 76 lu Ohio
Tho iiveiao of homegrown wheat
lu Now England exceeds 1 It is 85
ciiiU in New York 80 In Pennsylva-
nia 80 lu Virginia und lu Mary-
land
OATS
Average value or oats Is 28 cents
against tl last December nud 37 lu
18S2 Tho present value U the lowest
ever reported lo the department
corcoN
Tho plantation price of o ittou aa re-
ported ranges from 0 to 0 cents per
iKiund It l t cents In Tennessee Ar-
kansas and Texas 0 110 cents lu Lou
IsIuuh 0 16 III Georula and 0 310 111
tho Carolluasami Virginia
IOrATOEfl
Tin average farm price of tho entire
ctop of itftatoes Is 40 cants per bushel
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TELEOUV1MHO TIPS
GeorgoC Klmlirough Sons hat
aud cap dealers of St Louis Aled an
assignment yesterday Their assets
uro J20000
Tho Hocking Valley strike seems
practically euded Many old men
yesterday oil ored to go t work thus
breaking the lines Others want to
compromiso at 00 cents with he
privilege of remaining lu the union
Tho night opirotors In the employ of
the Wesieru Union TVitgroiih com-
pany have hecii notified that hereafter
extra pay would not be allowed for
work after 1280 a m Thli IssqiialUi
a reduction of from 15 lo J6 per
month In the wages of night operators
At a meeting of ths machinery
tnoldersaf Pittsburg to taken Hon on
thu recent 16 per tcut reduction
ordered in their wages It watMleclded
to takeuouniied action < m tne reduo
Hon but to Icuvd It to the Individual
members ThU virtually amounts to
accepting tho new sosIh of wages
A JLijoron UNIiur
New Yoiik Dec 10 A dtlegatlon
from the County Democracy waited on
Mayor Elton and urged him to icnd left
9
We proptwe to glvo our lliooiiud personal attention to linintHiig IrnilhR Ijindi Ulva
Block and Ranch Properties In Texas ami Mexico and ronndenttr believe wo oan make It
to tlio interest oftliona wl dttiE to buy or sell lVnontod lUuehcv Clrmlhir Uintls nr any
nnmbernrclassortlvoHtoeklodeat li
IhrMURli in V hv atat > tied lititlneis rolnllons
wPhlCKillim tmiSrstnourltno In tbocltlos of Imdon lhorpool and Manchester Ktui
lands Kdtnbnnili llasgowaud liundeeHcntlauilt Dublin Irelandand lu the riliiclriil
cities or tlio United mate Wewlll makoaspoetally nrlmiidllns tUtroiuiibml and Iilgh
Rnide stock on commission and solicit orders from buyers ana otwiKiiment by sellers
rrm
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EV3USIC BY FULLjORCHESTRA
Monday and Tuesday Evening Doc 8th and 9th commencing at
730 P M The Public is Cordially Invited
3MC is ESlsor 311 taa < c3L 818 Houston Slnroot
In Iho iPHiilnHtloiHofHiilMrlOThomp
son for commissioner ofpublio works
and Henry E Lncontb f r corporation
counsel The mayor declared that tho
County Democracy luul not treated
him fairly and that ho wan under no
nlillgatl < n In that orgahlxUloti Ho
also aucustd tho County Duiiv > omoy of
having nominated his in iH bitter op
ponent fur the mayoralty Tho spokes-
man or the parly illsclaliui it t hat this
had been done In conclusion tho
mayor said that ho did not mean to
pom nato Mr Thompson Tho dele-
gation withdrew snmowhatoicatfallou
A Major nud Clly Council Arrrslcd
Atchison Kan Deo 10 Tho
mayor nud memboni of the council of
this city wero arrested this evening
upon order of thu United Htalo circuit
court for tlmlr falluro to lew taxis to-
p y n bond Judgment They wero
taken to Toplot
J Milken llootlii Hotly
In reply to an Inquirer lust Sunday
concerning tho disposition that wait
madonf J Willies Booths liodv tlio
CourierJournal was In error said
General Dan Macauluy to a reporter
yesterday
On what point was tho answer
wrong
in thoHtatcmeut thil tlio body wa
taken out on tho ocean und thrown
overboard I know that a great many
stories have been told on that subject
and I also know that all of them uro
grotintlleiM
How did you obtain your In forma
Hon 7
Fronihla liiimedlato family Im-
mediately after hi death hh remains
wero hurled In thu iiivy yartl ut Wash-
ington where they remained it year or
two during all of wlil > h tlmo n seiiti
nel stooj guard over them Atertho
excitement patsrd away and his death
ivas In a tneusuro forgotten Iho family
was permitted to remove thu body
and It was taken to thu family burying
ground on tho old Junius Brutus
tooth farm u few miles from Haiti
mora Ono of the family relaod tho
Incident of Iho relnt rin nt tu tuu
and told mo that Iho u fllti was oaeiied
In order that tlioru might bo in un-
certainty about tlio matter mil thu
featurts woreldeiitllld
A Iorliiiu Made on Illrctlan lteti
HI touts aiobODeinocral
Cot J T Chldcshur proprietor and
ornrator of a stage line from Fort
Worthto Fort Yuino In ArUoua ter-
ritory was a Jolly kind of a fellow
wliltesoulod anil full of vim and ftiu
Coming up from Fort Worth to Dalian f
hu told how he madu it fortune by bat i
Hug on Gen 55wh Taylors election
to tlio presidency Bald lm I bet
everything I Imd money house and
home farm pasture land stock wag-
ons harness clothes and everything
you could think of As long tut I
had credit I bet it Then ouo day 11
bet tny hat coal vest mid pantaloons
and shoes and I was 11 vo miles from
homo at that But I wa sure Taylor >
would he tleclvd I bet on his olecr
tlonou his election by different mtit
Joritles on his living to be electedand
iiadslde bets of nil wirls and shapes I
In those days I used to drlvo around
this wot in Mlsulsslppl wlth a baud
of music und a slxpounder cinntmi
and I tell you wo had rousing tluicHi
und stirring speeches Rut my man
herot elected as I knew hu would
and I calculated when 1 figured
it un for I had it clerk to keep
track of my bets that I had won 80
000 In gold I collected all of the bets
too One man didnt like lo fjlvo up a
mule he hail bet but It was the onlyj
mule hu hod aud ho I took Li inulel
and gave him abetter ouo and today
howiltes me every mouth nud sny
wliatupood fallow I am And whet
1 know I had won I kept open lions
for a week und InvbiU tin whol
county I guess I had over 700 poopl
at my house for u wnolo week an
more fating aud diiuklug and mak
lug merry And after I had diduot
i all my txpeimos had abjut OOW
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